Player Career

Chris Carpenter Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chris Carpenter story

Chris Carpenter built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Colorado and UTSA. The clearest part of Chris Carpenter's career was his receiving role: 63 catches, 647 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 40 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with UTSA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 40 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 962 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado and UTSA.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Carpenter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTSA

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonColorado0
2021 Regular SeasonColorado4549.39.645
2022 PostseasonUTSA7148.915.926
2022 Regular SeasonUTSA7148.915.90
2023 PostseasonUTSA5255.38-19
2023 Regular SeasonUTSA5255.380
2024 PostseasonUTSA47962.713.8427
2024 Regular SeasonUTSA47962.713.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Colorado to UTSAP4 to G5/FCS19.6Dec 5, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulsa

Week 9 · L 45-46 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

115

Receiving Yards

91.8 takeover

115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Memphis

Week 10 · W 44-36 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

85.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Troy

Week 1 · L 12-18 · Postseason

56

Receiving Yards

82.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 7 · W 34-0 · Conference game

19

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Houston

Week 1 · L 14-17

16

Receiving Yards

70.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Colorado

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2024 Postseason · UTSA

63.5

479 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 13.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UTSA

63.5

479 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 13.8 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games